Remutaka Operational Support Unit
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We provide support to both Career and Volunteer Fire Brigades in the Hutt and Wellington regions Remutaka OSU are trained to assist firefighters in this area.
Remutaka Operational Support Unit (OSU) provide emergency support to firefighters in the Hutt Valley and Wellington areas by utilising the following skills:
Traffic Control and Points Duties
> Fire and other emergencies almost always require some form of traffic management. Fire appliances are not small vehicles and simply having one parked outside a building may create a traffic hazard. Remutaka Operational Support are often called upon to manage a traffic situation – measures including Stop/Go, Contraflow, full road closures (diversions), and Points Duty are used to keep traffic flowing as well as possible, and reduce the impact on the public at large whilst ensuring the safety of emergency responders. Crowd Control & Scene Safety
> Fire and Emergency NZ obviously have safety as a very high priority. The safety of firefighters, other emergency services personnel, and the public is an area of responsibility for Remutaka OSU - cordons, scene protection, and of course traffic-related issues being the major areas involved. Recommissioning & Crew Recovery
> Remutaka OSU play a key role in ensuring that crews are able to rest, recuperate, and then re-deploy when required. This can involve catering (whether simple refreshments or full meal service) and can also involve providing facilities for comfort purposes. The main focus here is the welfare of firefighters and other personnel that may require our support at the scene of an incident. Salvage
> Salvage is the term given to the art of saving property from fire, smoke and water damage that tends to go hand-in-hand with firefighting. Being a non-firefighting task, Remutaka OSU are trained to assist in the removal or relocation of personal property, as well as covering items of furniture, and electronics with salvage sheets if they cannot easily be removed. We also carry 2 AquaVac devices, which allow us to quickly remove water from a property in order to minimise the damage that this can cause. Scene Lighting
> Remutaka OSU carry a large number of battery and mains-powered lights, and can rapidly deploy these at fire incidents. This ensures that there is adequate lighting within buildings whose mains power may have been isolated as part of firefighting activities, which enables other firefighters to concentrate on other duties for which they are trained. First Aid
> All Remutaka OSU personnel are trained to the co-responder first aid level; this means we can provide emergency life-saving treatment until the arrival of (or in support of) local Ambulance personnel. Waterways Assistance
> Whilst we don't handle the nozzle/branch/delivery end of the hose all that often, managing a maze of hoses that leads from the hydrant to pump, and pump to firefighter can be quite labour intensive. Transport and Logistics
> One area that Operational Support is often valuable in, is transport and logistics. With appropriate training, support staff can move fire appliances and support vehicles around, either in emergency response conditions or as part of a brigade's business-as-usual requirements. Command, Control, and Communications Support
> Maintaining a clear command-and-control picture is very important; the senior officers charged with responsibility for an emergency situation need clear, accurate, and timely information, and to be able to get instructions out to their crews as quickly as possible. Remutaka OSU may fill roles at incidents such as runner, radio operator, or IT specialist.
27/09/2026
Call #35 27/09/2026 1647.
REMU4928 was requested by Hutt crews to assist with Aquavacs. We responded and got straight to work helping the property owners with aquavacs and squeegees.
27/09/2026
Call #33 27/09/2026 1324
REMU4928 was dispatched to assist Wainuiomata crew with traffic control. We responded and arrived on scene. Shortly later we got released.
Call #34 27/09/2026 1433 REMU4928 took a drive in Wainuiomata to check in on some colleagues from Kilburnie OSU. When we arrived we took over the stop go they were running and have sent them back home to get warm.
26/09/2026
It's always “is your smoke alarm is working”, never “how is your smoke alarm?” 😔
This daylight saving weekend check in on your smoke alarms. Are they feeling energised? Are they looking a little dusty? Are they close to their use by date?
This is your friendly reminder to check your smoke alarms and give them some love this Spring ❤️
26/09/2026
Afternoon everyone.
As shown below there is a Orange Wind warning for Sunday 27th September. If your planning on a controlled burn or a small brazier fire, please reconsider.
https://www.checkitsalright.nz/ is the website to check
Stay safe and remember to test your smoke alarms and vacuum them every 6 months
23/09/2026
Call #32 24/09/2026 0639
REMU4928 was requested to attend a Second Alarm house fire in Wainuiomata this morning.
We responded and assisted with Road Closures and under-running hoses for packdown of scene. WAIN4426 also responded with 2 personnel and assisted us also.
11/09/2026
Come on down and have a chat to us. We are here to assist you all.
11/09/2026
We are all setup at Upper Hutt fair today. Come on down and see us. You possibly could win the lego prize. Just need to answer our quiz
11/09/2026
Our very own FF Josh Sutherland has completed his first sky tower stair climb today. Amazing work done by him.
Celebration photo
09/09/2026
Call #31. 9/09/26 1728
Domestic flooding. Aqua vac required.
REMU4926 responded and assisted with domestic flooding. We got to work with aquavac and squeegees
08/09/2026
For anyone who is traveling on SH1 today expect delays due to a incident.
⚠️Fuel Tanker Fire - Otaki Expressway Update 7am⚠️
The fire involving a fuel tanker on the Peka Peka Expressway this morning has been contained to the cab of the vehicle and its tractor unit.
Assistant National Commander Bruce Stubbs says that firefighters reached the scene quickly and worked effectively to prevent the fire from spreading and igniting the fuel that the tanker was carrying. “It’s a really good save by our crews,” he says.
Firefighters are still at work dampening down the area and the Peka Peka Expressway remains closed.
Please be aware that our tankers may be refilling on Riverbend Road near the corner of old SH1, Otaki. Give as much space as possible to crews operating in and around these vehicles.
⚠️Fuel Tanker Fire - Otaki Expressway 6.15am⚠️
Fire trucks from multiple brigades are responding to a fuel tanker on fire on the Peka Peka Expressway just south of the Otaki River, on the Kapiti coast.
The first 111 call was received at 5.06am, and the cab of the tanker was well ablaze when the first crews arrived.
As at 6am there are 19 fire trucks, tankers and specialist vehicles at the scene or en route.
The tanker is in the north-bound lane. The Peka Peka expressway is closed from Otaki to Te Horo.
Kapiti Paraparaumu Fire Brigade Waikanae Volunteer Fire Brigade Horowhenua Volunteer Fire Brigade Otaki Volunteer Fire Brigade NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi - Wellington
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Remutaka Fire Station, 35-37 Park Street, Kingsley Heights
Upper Hutt
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